Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-01-08
STATE NEWS

In 1920 buffalo fish and $50 gars, which
he threw away. The fish weighed from
one pound to eighteen, and just filed
four wagons. Mr.. Harper sold two
loads here and shipped the rest east.
Hays City Star: Sheriff Miller in
forms US that a colony Of 200 Russians
viii be here soon, and viii most likely
locate in township u, south Of range 10,
Ellis county. They make good hard
working citizens, and we welcome them
among us.
Grainfield Cap Shear A,r. Hiram
Davis, treasurer of Sheridan county,
died at his residence In HOxie, Thursday
evening, December 26tn, CT erysipelas.
Marion Register: Two gentlemen from
Galesburg, Ill, have been in the city to-
day quietly looking over the ground and
the outlook leading to the establishment
Of wind mill mandatory in Marion.
Arkansas City Democrat: Buckskin
Joe says he has struck it rich. He claims
to have discovered lead mine that will
pan out as rich as the Joplin on Short
creek mines, and two foot vein Of coal.
Both finds are within five miles of Ar
kansas City.
Yates Center Nel1s: Deputy Sheriff
jackson reported that Fezler's jewelry
store, at NeOsho Falls, was burglarizsd
Thursday night Of last week, and thirty
three watches were stolen. It is sup
posed that three tramps who were In town
that day are the guilty parties.
Lyons Republican: Last Thursday
evening as Mr.. J. F. Marshall and Geo.
Rand were returning from Bow Greek
they came IN contact with a ferocious
wild cat, and by the aid of two dogs and
a neckyOke succeeded in killing the
animal. The cat was probably the largest
ever captured in Rocks county, weighing
thirty pounds.
Halstead Independent: The old adage
that Necessity is the mother of inven-
ton" was fully exempliied one day last
week. Our old friend F. J. Brown, whose
inventive genius has given the world
hog waterer was In need of a piece CT
timber with hole IN it In order to
lengthen out his wagon for some special
purpose. He had the timber but No
augur. While debating whether to buy
one, a brillisnt thought entered his mind
which he Immediately put into execution.
He went to the house and got his rife,
went back to the piece Of timber, and
taking aim, sent bullett through the
timber at the proper place and the hole
was made.
james E. Dryden, Wel-known stock
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engine running backward on the Chica-
60, Kansas and Nebraska road.
Abilene Gazette. AS an Electric Light
company were testing their new ma
chinery yesterday afternoon, some of the
telephone wires came In contact with the
electric light wires, and consequently
threw so strong a current Of electricity
into the telephone office that the key
board in the central Office took fire, and
caused considerable damage by burning
out the connections to quite a number
Of instruments.
Clyde Herald, We heard story, the
other day, told of a man in Republic
county, who few years ago, owed five
cents taxes, but thinking that the county
would not bother about so small amount,
paid no attention to it. After a while
the sheriff came along, and the result
was he had to pay four dollars and sew
enty cents.
Atchison Globe, ave wish to return
our sincere thanks" says Ed. Howe, Of
the Atchison Globe, "to the enterpris-
ing but misguided burgler who broke
into our residence night before last IN
der the impression that he was cracking
the crib of the druggist who lives next
door. He entered at a window and care
fully removed his boots, setting them
down on the floor. To this circumstance,
and to the fact that we saw him come II,
we are indebted for the first good pair OF
boots We have had for ten years. While
he was ransackng the house We quietly
slipped out OF bed and exchanged oar
old boots for his and Il en- went back to
bed and fell asleep. How long he was
In the house We do net know, but the
presumption is that when he went away
he took the old boots, They have been
missing ever since, and there was moth
ing else to take"
Syracuse Sentinel. The wholesale
trade enjoyed by Syracuse is something
immense, and is daily growing in size.
From 100 to 200 loaded teams leave
here for the south every day, and the
northern trade is nearly as great. SYRIA
cuse Is already large commercial cen
ter, With very bright prospects for the
future.
Dodge City Lice Stock Journal, Quite
a sensation was created at the lumber
yard Of j. P. Erwin & Co., In this city,
ON Friday last, over the finding Of two
cans OF dynamite. Attached to the cans
we're fuses and percussion caps, and all
was IN readiness for some one to give
it rap and send the entire yard and
block into eternity. The query Is, was
the dynamite placed in the yard with
malicious intent, or was it accidently
dropped from some farm or freight wagon
which had been in the yards during the
day. From the good name which MIR
Erwin and the gentlemen in his employ
bear IN this community, We feel that Il
was accidental, and cannot believe that
it was plot TO take his life and prop
erty.
Abilene Gazette: Q. ]. McDivitt the
other day showed US ten shilling note
issued In King Georges day, long be-
fore the declaration Of independence was
signed. 1t Is quite an interesting relic.
1t was printed in Philadelphia, and bears
the date Of February 5, 1773. It also
has printed on it the words: ITO coun-
terteit is death" The printing and de-
sign of the bill is very poor, so poor in
deed that a novice Of the .'iart preserve
tiYe5 Ronld be ashamaf Of If had e ham